Melotone Records (US)
Melotone Records | |
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Parent company | Warner Bros. |
Founded | 1930 |
Founder | Warner Bros. |
Defunct | 1938 |
Status | Defunct |
Genre | Jazz, pop |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Melotone Records was an American record label founded in 1930.
During the Depression, Melotone Records was a commonly found, popular label. Melotone issued popular dance tunes of the era; usually featuring a group of studio musicians issued under pseudonyms, such as Ralph Bennett and his Seven Aces (all eleven), Bob Causer and his Cornellians, Owen Fallon and his Orchestra, Sleepy Hall and his Collegians, Vic Irwin and his Orchestra, Chick Bullock and his Levee Loungers, Vincent Rose and his Orchestra, Paul Small and his Orchestra, et al. Most of the top notch New York area musicians recorded for the label, including The Dorsey Brothers, Bunny Berigan, Joe Venuti, Jack Teagarden, Benny Goodman and many others. Working orchestras such as Hal Kemp as Carolina Club Orchestra, Joe Haymes, Gene Kardos, Nye Mayhew and others recorded for the label.
The label also issued a variety of
Artists on Melotone included Eddie Cantor, Annette Hanshaw, Lead Belly, Blind Boy Fuller, Gene Autry, and Tex Ritter.
See also
- List of record labels
- Melotone Records (Australia)
References
- ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
- ^ Barr, Steve C. "Brunswick and Vocalion Records". Capsnews.org. Retrieved 11 November 2006.
- ^ "Melotone Music". Melotone Music. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ^ "Cover versions of Shave 'Em Dry by Lucille Bogan". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "SHAVE 'EM DRY - Lyrics - International Lyrics Playground". Lyricsplayground.com. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
External links
- Melotone Records on the Internet Archive's Great 78 Project